Lighting up my JCB

[Jon]

Loading wheat this morning in the dark and my ancient lights cause a shadow above the lip of the lorry trailer.

What I think would be great is a pair of swivelling lights mounted at the end of the fixed part of the boom,(I'm using a JCB telescopic loader) that would illuminate more of the top of the trailer, bottom of bucket.

They would then also swivel round for 'heap' work, when the boom is lowered, the bucket is in a building.

Is there anything like this on the market, preferably LED ?

A quick google doesn't turn up much.

 

[Clive]

https://www.marketplace.farm/utv-products-en/ maybe have something ?

 

[nick...]

Changed my boom lights and cab lights for led lights and never want for more light
Nick...

 

[Clive]

Changed my boom lights and cab lights for led lights and never want for more light
Nick...

I think once you have used a machine with decent LED's anything else seems like candle power !

 

[nick...]

I think once you have used a machine with decent LED's anything else seems like candle power !

Yes you are right.just put led lights on my new digger and the differance is astonishing.
Nick...

 

[Farma Parma]

Just buy the best you can afford !!! plenty chat on another thread about LED lights atm

 

[Farma Parma]

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/what-led-work-lights-are-best.204844/

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Loading wheat this morning in the dark and my ancient lights cause a shadow above the lip of the lorry trailer.

What I think would be great is a pair of swivelling lights mounted at the end of the fixed part of the boom,(I'm using a JCB telescopic loader) that would illuminate more of the top of the trailer, bottom of bucket.

They would then also swivel round for 'heap' work, when the boom is lowered, the bucket is in a building.

Is there anything like this on the market, preferably LED ?

A quick google doesn't turn up much.

just need a couple of boom lights angled to the bucket/wagon edge when up and a couple of cab lights for the shed when boom down

 

[simmy_bull]

Loading wheat this morning in the dark and my ancient lights cause a shadow above the lip of the lorry trailer.

What I think would be great is a pair of swivelling lights mounted at the end of the fixed part of the boom,(I'm using a JCB telescopic loader) that would illuminate more of the top of the trailer, bottom of bucket.

They would then also swivel round for 'heap' work, when the boom is lowered, the bucket is in a building.

Is there anything like this on the market, preferably LED ?

A quick google doesn't turn up much.

Could you weight them to swivel like the boom angle indicators do that are on some loadalls?

Or if you find a sweet spot with bright enough lights one position might be good enough?

 

[Jon]

Could you weight them to swivel like the boom angle indicators do that are on some loadalls?

Or if you find a sweet spot with bright enough lights one position might be good enough?

That's my thoughts.

Could make my own, just wondered if there's something already on the market, and if there's a more practical problem with them swinging perhaps.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

That's my thoughts.

Could make my own, just wondered if there's something already on the market, and if there's a more practical problem with them swinging perhaps.

what have you got atm?

 

[Jon]

what have you got atm?

Nothing, just the headlights, the one on my side I point up at the top of the trailer side.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Nothing, just the headlights, the one on my side I point up at the top of the trailer side.

Ah, what model? Easiest would be just a pair of boom lights which follow bucket up n down and a pair of cab lights or small led light bar

 

[SRRC]

These are what you need, I have about a dozen on various machines now:
http://www.auto-electrical-supplies...0_to_30_volt_sixteen_cree_led?search=0-420-76
Really good quality, make sure you get these "76" they are the floods rather than the "77" which are the spots. Search the web as you'll find them much cheaper than this. Don't buy stuff which seems really cheap, it won't last!
Don't forget when you install they are polarity specific.

 

[Jon]

Ah, what model? Easiest would be just a pair of boom lights which follow bucket up n down and a pair of cab lights or small led light bar

A 520-2hl, from 1985.

 

[Jon]

These are what you need, I have about a dozen on various machines now:
http://www.auto-electrical-supplies...0_to_30_volt_sixteen_cree_led?search=0-420-76
Really good quality, make sure you get these "76" they are the floods rather than the "77" which are the spots. Search the web as you'll find them much cheaper than this. Don't buy stuff which seems really cheap, it won't last!
Don't forget when you install they are polarity specific.

Thank you, maybe a flood would be a start, then maybe try a swivelling axle if I still struggle with light on the subject.

 

[Happy hillbily]

£50 would buy you 10 x 27w round led lamps on eBay, enough for you to light up the loadall like a Christmas tree. I have a pair on the back of my loadall probably their 2nd or 3rd year with no problems, don't have any problems with interference on the radio, no brainer really !

 

[Farma Parma]

£50 would buy you 10 x 27w round led lamps on eBay, enough for you to light up the loadall like a Christmas tree. I have a pair on the back of my loadall probably their 2nd or 3rd year with no problems, don't have any problems with interference on the radio, no brainer really !

If got some of them Ebay Lights if anyone wants to buy them
I wont be buying any more tho